Jackson, Mike - May DatesA survey of Penny Blacks, Twopenny Blues, Mulreadys and Caricatures used during May 1840Publisher: privately published, 1999.Hardback, dustwrapper, illustrated, vi + 334 pages, tiny blemish to fore-edge, else in Very Good condition.This book provides a unique reference to more than 840 covers used in Great Britain during the first month of the postage stamp. Included in the lists are known provenances and hundreds of auction estimates and realisations. With over 300 pages and more than 750 illustrations it is the most comprehensive work of its kind ever published. For the penny values, covers used up to and including 10 May are listed; for the twopenny values, adhesive and Mulready combination covers, and caricatures, all May dates are listed.

Litchfield, P.C. - Guide Lines to the Penny BlackPublisher: Robson Lowe, London, 1979.Reprint, hardback, dustwrapper, 224 pages, a few minor dusty marks to dustwrapper and page-edges, very slight spine-lean, in Good condition.Reprint edition of the 1949 classic plating guide providing "A detailed description of each one of the 2880 stamps and the plates from which it was printed."

- Great Britain SpecialisedPublisher: Feldman, Geneva, 2009.Auction catalogue, paperback, page-edges gilt, illustrated, 130 pages, in Very Good condition.Catalogue featuring nearly 600 lots of Queen Victoria issues, a large selection of King George V "Seahorses", etc. Well illustrated in colour.

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- The Rainbow TrialsPublisher: Baldwin's, London, 2008.Paperback, illustrated, 32 pages, with price list, in Very Good condition.Stamp dealer's catalogue of the finest collection of Rainbow Trials in private hands. Very well illustrated in colour.

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Rowse, David - Joshua Bacon 1790-1863The Printer of Banknotes and the First Postage StampsPublisher: The Great Britain Philatelic Society, London, 2000.First edition, hardback, dustwrapper, vi + 74 pages + plates, in Very Good condition.Fascinating account of the man largely responsible for the success of the printing firm of Perkins, Bacon. With fine illustrations, including 4 colour plates.

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["Wellington"] - Collection "Wellington" Great BritainPublisher: Galerie Dreyfus, Basel, 2011.Auction catalogue, large paperback, illustrated, 515 pages, text in English, corner-creasing to front cover and first few pages and to rear cover and last few pages, one or two small marks, in Good condition.Very scarce and very large catalogue of a spectacular collection of Great Britain. Comprising over 1,900 lots of mainly Queen Victoria issues (but including a small section of Edward VII and a fine section of George V Seahorses), this must be one of the largest sales of specialised Great Britain ever held. The sale was largely missed or ignored by collectors hence the scarcity of the catalogue.

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Easton, John - The De La Rue History of British & Foreign Postage Stamps1855-1901Publisher: Faber & Faber for the Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1958.Hardback, dustwrapper, xxiii + 846 pages + 48 b/w plates, price-clipped dustwrapper a little rubbed at top of spine and with a couple of tiny tears at corners, slight creasing to fore-edge of a few pages, else in Very Good condition.Very detailed history of stamp production at De La Rue in the nineteenth century, based on the company's Day Books and Correspondence Books. Illustrated with black & white illustrations of hundreds of the rejected designs and essays. A classic work.

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Nissen, Charles - Great Britain, The Penny Black: Its Plate CharacteristicsPublisher: F. Hugh Vallancey, Sidcup, 1948.Third edition, paperback, illustrated, 12 pages, head and tail of spine very slightly rubbed with tiny amount of loss, one or two tiny marks to the covers, else in Very Good condition.Stamp Collectors' Handbook No. 5. Scarce booklet.

Moubray, Jane & Michael - British Letter Mail to Overseas Destinations 1840-1875Publisher: The Royal Philatelic Society, London, 1992.First edition, large hardback, illustrated, xxxii + 512 pages + 2 colour plates, obvious spine-lean (spine-roll), a Good working copy.First edition of the major work on the subject. With extensive tables of rates explaining the complexities of the different rates in detail. An important handbook. Scarce and sought after.